The Russian FM claimed diplomats flocked to take pictures with him against US wishes
The US government pressured other nations to diplomatically isolate Russia, but many pushed back, sometimes directly defying instructions from Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Moscow's top diplomat shared a story from his visit to Egypt last July to speak before the Arab League. The US and its allies unsuccessfully attempted to prevent his appearance, or stage a concerted condemnation of Russia by member states over the conflict in Ukraine, Lavrov claimed, citing Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary general of the organization.
When the lobbying effort failed, Western nations asked Arab delegates “to at least not to take pictures with Lavrov – and I am not joking,” he said.
“For the record, after my speech, which took over an hour, each of the envoys asked me to pose for a picture,” Lavrov concluded....
He praised the members of the Arab League for defying the call, saying such an act “would have required a lot of political courage, if some other nations, including in Europe, were to take it.” RT
This is a perfect example of how the Americans have been pressuring its allies and crony states to do its bidding. And recently all the American allies and crony states were again pressured to put unnecessary and humiliating Covid measures on Chinese tourists visiting their countries. This resulted in China telling its citizens to stay away from these silly countries and depriving them from earning Chinese tourist dollars. A typical example of cutting their noses to spike their faces. Serve them right for being cronies and stooges of the evil Americans.
Now which silly countries have been screaming that it was China that was pressuring them to take sides against the Americans when the truth is that it was the Americans that were the real culprits. Another example of accusing other innocent countries of crimes the Americans themselves committed.
Some comments in RT.
TBTB
This is how the US got its banana republics to vote against Russia at the UN, with a lot of bribes, threats and demands. The Arab league which is usually a stooge of the US, at least its prominent members, acted courageously and responsibly this time. The West influence is waning across the globe and it will be apparent as time goes by.
Waryaa Moxamad
IT IS SIMPLE: They pumped the airwaves with "RUSSIA IS ISOLATED" narrative, which they still do. However, from Asia, to Middle East to Latin America to Africa, Russia is not isolated. U.S. has used corrupted international bodies like OPCW & UN SECRETARY GENERAL OFFICE to make it appear that Russia is isolated. Even using its sanctions power to bully small nations to bite accordingly or bribe officials.
Audemars
Americans [USA], as in the B I T C H E S of lsrael, have no moral authority to give Arab nations "instructions" regarding foreign policy. Given all the stagnation and bloodshed they have caused in the region at the service of their masters and under false pretext, respect is earned, not demanded.
IvaSrb
These actions contribute to Russian strength.
Repressed and exploited Nations recognize momentum and are indirectly taking side.
Soon, they will take actions and oppose WEST by all means.
Arab League, we salute You.
N.O.T.A.None_Of_ The_Above
Someday, it just may dawn on the Americans that nobody in their right minds can take them seriously. Unfortunately, the US will likely just resort to using bigger threats and bigger guns to try to get their own way...
Rebecca Howell
Please, Arab League, don't show everyone your support for Russia while we paint Russians as the bad guys. Hey, guess what, people can judge for themselves who is trustworthy and the people of Islam were warned by their prophet not to trust the West. At least to this point this is realistic. So the tide will turn.